A bill to reduce certain duties, to suspend temporarily certain duties, to extend certain existing suspensions of duties, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to revise the tariff treatment of various articles. Excludes from the tariff on canned tuna any tuna produced by insular possessions. Reduces and sets a schedule for further reducing the duty on ceramic insulators used in spark plugs for internal combustion engines. Repeals the temporary reduction of the duty on ceramic insulators having a specified alumina oxide content and used in spark plugs. Schedules reductions in the duty on chipper knife steel between 1982 and 1986. Repeals the temporary tariff reduction on such steel. Makes permanent the duty-free treatment of Yankee dryer cylinders. Exempts from duty aircraft components and materials contained in an aircraft which was: (1) previously exported from the United States; (2) composed, at the time of its exportation, of components and materials made and installed in the United States; (3) returned to the United States without having been improved; and (4) entered for use in the United States before 1970. Extends duty-free treatment to pipe organ parts and ceramic toy tea sets. Increases the value limitations for duty-free importations of articles: (1) accompanying a U.S. resident returning from a country other than a U.S. possession; and (2) whether or not accompanying a person coming directly or indirectly from a U.S. possession. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase the value limitations for duty-free importations of gifts from U.S. possessions and from other countries. Amends the Tariff Schedules of the United States to exempt importers of prayer shawls and religious headwear from the prohibition against commercial enterprises importing religious articles. Extends duty-free treatment to prayer shawls, bags for the shawls, and religious headwear. Increases the value limitations of informal entries of imported merchandise. Suspends the duty on: (1) carob flour until December 31, 1984; (2) 4-chloro-3-methylphenol until June 30, 1984; and (3) tartaric acid and certain tartaric chemicals until June 30, 1984; and (4) certain freight containers until December 31, 1986. Makes the suspension of duty on the tartaric acid and chemicals retroactive to June 30, 1980, if such treatment is requested within a specified time. Extends the suspension of duty on: (1) wood excelsior until June 30, 1983; and (2) doxorubicin hydrochloride until June 29, 1988. Extends duty free treatment to copper waste and scrap and copper articles if the market price of copper is 51 cents per pound or more. Extends duty-free treatment to certain other metal waste and scrap. Sets forth the method of determining the market price of copper.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 13 January 1983

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• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 21 December 1982

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 19 December 1982

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 21 September 1982

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 September 1981

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